St. Landry democrat., 1887-07-14

tween b!n and BalL&o at StraSburg, lay
Col. kenly with 400 Federal troops. Il
Jackson could annihLate this force she con-
nectlOn between the armies Of Banks md Nc
Dowcll would be broken.
Accordingly, May y, he made fierce at
tack OH C.L kenys little band OF Front
Royal and rut it to pieces. This WAS the
third battle Of the Shenandoah campaign.
There was nothing now between 1conewaN
Jackson an Banks.
Banks Ierreatel with his small force yet
farther north. He left 5trasblr1 ana started
for Wiurht ter.
1t was now 4 race and a chase betweeu
Banks and Jackson 10 the Potomac. II Jack.
son paused till the forces Of Fremont or Nc.
Dowell co3d come mp he would be cut to
pieces. H therefore, determined to push oil,
surround banks il possible and destroy hi.
army before it could be REINFORCED. He purs
sued Bank hotly, and once more the old town
Of Winchester became the scene cf a fight.
the fourth III the campaign. Banks kept bach:
for several hours the advancing Confeclerates.
This was May n and D. But the southeii,
soldiers poured in in larger and larger num-
bers. There was nothing but to IN for it.
From Winchester Banks retreated to
Martnsb,u,g He only waited here two
sunset, May y, Banks reached the rotomat
river at WiIlialnsport.
To get on the Maryland side of the river
was the next thing. The broken army had
retreated in confusion, leaving great quanti-
ties of stores behind them. jackson had lit
orally driven them into the Potomac Into
the river they plunged The ferry took across
the ammunition train, the cavalry swami
+I1T,.
ford and the infantry We're conveyed over by
means OF pontoon bridge, which had been
brought down the valley from the upper
Shenandoah.
At last the remnant of Gen. Banks broken
army was all across, just il time for at that
moment Jackson appeared opposite on the
Virginia side OF the Potomac.
"Neyer We're more grateful hearts in the
same number Of men than when at midday
on the 2Gth we stood on the opposite shore,7
said Gen. Banks afterWard.
Gen. Banks was so deeply chagrined at his
forced retreat that he IS said to have shed
tears over it, He declared that he had beeu
sacrificed by his government, that had
stripped him of Shields division and then left
him to meet StoneWall Jackson with less thai
a third the number of the Confederate
troops
On May 81 jackson rested one day and had
religious service performed in camp, in whict
he gave thanks to Gcd for the victory of the
camp south of Luray in three days a distance
of sixty miles, and had fought two battles on
the way.
May "a there was panic n Washington.
when it became known that Banks was re-
treating TO the Potomac with Jackson after
him full tilt Jacksons Shenandoah CAM
paign probably prevented the capture of
Richmond by Mcclellan in the summer of
1862. Mcdowell was at fredericksburg with
10000 men under orders TO cooperate with
and finally join Mcclellan before Richmond.
The defeat Of llilroy and the chase OF Banks
down the Shenandoah shattered at one stroke
the plans III front of Richmond. President
Lincoln teegraphed Mcdowell May a to put
10000 men ii motion for the Shenandoah
valley at Once. Mcdowell obeyed reluctantly
He wrote the president: II have heavy
heart III the matter. I feel that it throws us
all back, and from Richmond north we shall
have all cur large masses paralyzed."
jackson had driven Banks down and out OF
the Shenandoah valley and marched bis army
almost into the very teeth Of Washington.
But tie now thoroughly aroused Union armies
were undoubtedly ~yzg%sz~
marching upon RNN1msSSM
hia. Mcnowel's as %sS&gM
force from Ihe east, W AsSGMa
Fremont's from the Z Mg&1Ak
west. How should - sssssSS%
he get out and back - gM#
up the Shenandoah A #SrHV
yalleys He had ac- @Az.sssSs)A
complshed entirely MSs%RDxAA
what he had @&AA@ @gaAA
planned to do. naNeM#NsS8 M
That was to give asyH@gSsA 4ss83l21A N
the Washi II 81 on s0YhgRf#WS ssAA%
authorities scare w. 'H''8sEl'
and prevent Nc MAI. GEN. j. C. FREMoNT.
Dowell from joining Mcclellan before r ch.
rnond He had now to look out for his own
safety.
On the 10Th Jscsaon began to retreat from
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